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2010 Events Calendar

If you would like more information or have a question, please call or e-mail the Special Events Department at (212)-619-1400 or walk@als-ny.org. If you are looking for Support Group dates, please click here.

JANUARY
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1/14/10

Circle of Hope Team fundraiser at On The Border

Contact:

Where:

On The Border Mexican Grill & Cantina, 51 US Highway 1, New Brunswick, NJ

Time:

All Day

Details:

Support ALS Association Greater New York Chapter. Fight Lou Gehrig's disease. Download the flyer and present it at On The Border Mexican Grill & Cantina and 10% of your food and beverage purchases will be donated to The ALS Assoication.

To download the flyer, click here.

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2/1/10 2010 Walk to Defeat ALS Registration Opens
Contact: Allison Lardner alardner@als-ny.org	Where: http://www.alswalks.org
Time:	Details: Join a team, create one of your own or register to walk as an individual walker for the 2010 Walk to Defeat ALS walks.
2/9/10 FREE Webinar : ALS Diagnosis and Symptom Management
Contact: Antoinette Verdone verdone@als-ny.org	Where: Call-in toll-free number (US/Canada): 866-699-3239 Meeting Number: 826 507 344 Meeting Password: TopicCall2010 https://alsa.webex.com/alsa/j.php?ED=133044017&UID=1107631607&PW=NYTRmNjdjYTkz&RT=MiM0
Time: 12PM	Details: ALS Diagnosis and Symptom Management. Speaker: Zachary Simmons, M.D., Professor of Neurology, Director, ALS Center, Penn State Hershey Medical Center. The talk will consist of an overview of ALS in general, the tests used to arrive at a diagnosis, and a discussion of ways in which various symptoms can be managed.
2/11/10 FREE Teleconference for the ALS Community: New Guidelines on ALS Care
Contact: The ALS Association and the American Academy of Neurology: AANpresentation@alsa-national.org	Where: Copy and paste the following link to a browser: http://tinyurl.com/y8o3r6s • Click "Register.” Audio for the webcast will be streamed to your computer's speakers. If you have challenges with the audio stream or don’t have computer speakers, please use the teleconference dial-in information below. • If you receive a message that the online event is filled, please join us for the audio presentation via your phone using the teleconference information below. To join the teleconference (only) portion on February 11, 5 pm Eastern Time: Dial-in Domestic Toll Free:: 1-877-669-3239 - Dial-in International/Toll: 1-408-600-3600 Participant pass code: 667 887 783, then press #, # (strike # twice) Copy and paste this link to a browser to access the downloadable AAN presentation that accompanies the audio conference: http://tinyurl.com/ybj2qgm To join the event before it starts: Go to: http://tinyurl.com/y8jvuv9
Time: 5 to 6 pm Eastern Time	Details: Patients, family, caregivers and Chapter staff interested in the new guidelines issued by the American Academy of Neurology will have the opportunity to join a free audio-conference call sponsored by the Academy and The ALS Association. The call will emphasize what can be done to make life easier and to extend life for people with ALS. Important areas of care needing more research will also be highlighted. Please extend the invitation to your entire ALS community. The meeting is being offered as both an online event and as a teleconference. Online event participation is available for the first 1,000 registrants. If you receive a message that the online event is full, please join us for the teleconference (audio-only) presentation. The teleconference dial-in information is at the end of this message. This WebEx service includes a feature that allows audio and any documents and other materials exchanged or viewed during the session to be recorded. By joining this session, you automatically consent to such recordings. If you do not consent to the recording, do not join the session.
2/23/10 FREE Webinar : ALS Diagnosis and Symptom Management
Contact: Antoinette Verdone verdone@als-ny.org	Where: Call-in toll-free number (US/Canada): 866-699-3239 Meeting Number: 828 675 567 Meeting Password: TopicCall2010 https://alsa.webex.com/alsa/j.php?ED=133046057&UID=1107637217&PW=NN2RkZWNiMWZl&RT=MiM0
Time: 4PM	Details: ALS Diagnosis and Symptom Management. Speaker: Zachary Simmons, M.D., Professor of Neurology, Director, ALS Center, Penn State Hershey Medical Center. The talk will consist of an overview of ALS in general, the tests used to arrive at a diagnosis, and a discussion of ways in which various symptoms can be managed.
2/26/10 Fourth Annual Big Ed Benefit IMO Ed Flanagan
Contact: Colin Flanagan 917-868-5060	Where: Metro 53 307 East 53rd Street, bet. 1st & 2nd Avenues New York, NY
Time: 5:30 PM to 9:00 PM	Details: $60 Per Person. Open Bar.

March
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3/11/10
Woodbridge, NJ - Walk to Defeat ALS

Contact:
Allison Lardner
Alardner@als-ny.org
800.672.3042

Where:
Yogi Berra Museum, 8 Old Quarry Road, Cedar Grove, NJ
Click here for directions.

Time:
6:30PM

Details:
Please Join us at our annual WALK TO DEFEAT ALS Kick-Off and Awards Ceremony FOR AN EVENING OF COCKTAILS, HORS D'OEUVRES & HOT DOGS AND TO PICK UP YOUR 2009 AWARDS & 2010 PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS at The Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center on Thursday, March 11 6:30 pm.

Click here to RSVP.

APRIL
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4/8/10 On The Border Fundraiser
Contact:	Where: All New Jersey locations of On The Border.
Time: All Day	Details: Support The ALS Association. Download the flyer and visit any On The Border location in New Jersey and 10% of your food and beverage purchases will be donated to the ALS Association. Download the flyer here: http://www.als-ny.org/pdf/events/OTB.pdf

4/17/10 7th Annual "Singing for a Cure" Benefit Concert
Contact:	Where: St. John’s Lutheran Church 587 Springfield Ave., Summit, NJ
Time: Saturday, April 17, 2010 at 7:00 pm	Details: The performance features members of the New Jersey Youth Chorus Young Men’s Ensemble, directed by JD Burnett and Summit Middle School’s Bel Canto Choir, directed by Christopher Wolff. Performing solo are “Singing for a Cure” founder Kenneth Bryson, tenor and 2010 co-producer Jody Mullen, soprano. The young choral singers will present a diverse selection of music from around the world, while Mr. Bryson and Ms. Mullen will perform works from favorite operas and songs by American composer Aaron Copland. Click here for more info.

4/24/10
Luau Party to Defeat ALS! Come Support Theta Xi Long Branch Walk

Contact:
Halligan's Public House at (973)-325-1299

Where:
Halligan's Public House, 178 Main St., West Orange, NJ

Time:
All Day

Details:
ALL the money raised will be going to The Joe Pettinato Team for the Walk to Defeat ALS Association Fundraiser for the Greater New York Chapter. There will be a $5 cover charge/donation to enter There will be $5 50/50 tickets sold at the event, and the drawing will be held at approximately 11 PM There will be $1 carnival/raffle tickets sold during the event to win random door prizes every 15-20 minutes. Door prizes consist of hats, shirts, popcorn air popper, blow up chair, packaged nuts, popcorn, and anything else we can get our hands on.

We will be passing around "Donation Baseballs". They are a minimum of $1, and your name will be hung on the wall. THERE WILL BE KARAOKE ALL NIGHT LONG. There will be food served in a buffet style for everyone who comes!! $$ .50 cents from each drink will also go towards the Fight for ALS! $$ We will have a frozen drink machine, to celebrate the Luau Beach Party Theme, and there will be multiple contests, which may include, a Hula dance-off and A "craziest Hawaiian shirt" contest!

Click here for more information.

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5/01/10 Tula Restaurant and Lounge Fundraiser For Team Judi (Woodbridge Walk)
Contact: Beth Beth7812@aol.com	Where: Tula Restaurant and Lounge, New Brunswick, NJ
Time: 8PM - 11PM	Details: $75 ticket includes three-course meal and open bar. Open bar from 8PM -11PM. Dinner is two seatings, your choice of either 8:00PM or 9:30PM Tickets are not available for purchase at the door. It's a dress to impress event. Lots of door prizes. For directions click here.
5/02/10 Woodbridge, NJ - Walk to Defeat ALS
Contact: Allison Lardner Alardner@als-ny.org 800.672.3042	Where: Alvin P. Williams Memorial Park
Time: Registration begins 10:00 AM, Walk begins at 11:00 AM	Details: To register or for more information please click here.
5/14/10 Patti's Drive "Fore" A Cure
Contact: David Matuszewski 201-314-8998	Where: Water Gap Country Club, Mountain Road, Deleware Water Gap, PA 18327 866-GOLF-GAP www.watergapcountryclub.com
Time: Shotgun start: 10AM	Details: This golf outing is being held for the benefit of The ALS Association in loving memory of Patricia Matuszewski-Savage.
5/15/10 New York City , NY - Walk to Defeat ALS
Contact: Allison Lardner Alardner@als-ny.org 800.672.3042	Where: Hudson River Park
Time: Registration begins 9:30 AM, Walk begins at 11:00 AM	Details: To register or for more information please click here.
5/18/10 The Freddie Fund Golf Classic
Contact: Jamie Lieberman 732-492-4996 jamielyn1023@ymail.com	Where: KNOB HILL COUNTRY CLUB Manalapan, NJ
Time: Arrive 11:30AM for Golfers Lunch 1:30PM Shotgun 6:00PM Cocktails 7:00PM Dinner	Details: The Freddie Fund Golf Classic event is scheduled to take place May 18, 2010 at the Knob Hill Country Club, Manalapan, NJ. 100% of the proceeds are being donated to The ALS Association Greater New York Chapter in memory of Freddie Berger. Please click here for a PDF of the invitation and sponsorship packages.
5/23/10 Long Branch, NJ - Walk to Defeat ALS
Contact: Allison Lardner Alardner@als-ny.org 800.672.3042	Where: Along the Promenade
Time: Registration begins 10:00 AM, Walk begins at 11:00 AM	Details: To register or for more information please click here.

5/21-5/23/10
Abilities Expo New York Metro

Contact:
Website

Where:
New Jersey Convention & Expo Center

Time:
Friday 11AM - 5PM
Saturday 10AM - 5PM
Sunday 11AM - 4PM

Details:
Abilities Expo is the source where people with disabilities, their families, seniors, vets, caregivers and healthcare professionals gain knowledge and empowerment (and have a little fun!). For more than 30 years, Abilities Expo has also provided an excellent forum for companies with disability products and services to reach out and enhance the lives of this Community. For more information please click here.

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6/6/10 Saddle Brook , NJ - Walk to Defeat ALS
Contact: Allison Lardner Alardner@als-ny.org 800.672.3042	Where: Saddle River County Park, NJ
Time: Registration begins 10:00 AM, Walk begins at 11:00 AM	Details: To register or for more information please click here.
6/13/10 Westchester , NY - Walk to Defeat ALS
Contact: Allison Lardner Alardner@als-ny.org 800.672.3042	Where: Tibbetts Brook Park, NY
Time: Registration begins 10:00 AM, Walk begins at 11:00 AM	Details: To register or for more information please click here.
6/19/10 Allstate Lou Gehrig's disease fundraiser at Bocelli's in Staten Island
Contact: Christopher F. Scandaglia CFScandaglia@allstate.com	Where: Bocelli's in Staten Island
Time: 1PM - 5PM	Details: Tickets are $70. The Yankees’ World Series trophy will be there that day as a stop on it's world tour. Sports memorabilia to be raffled off including a Rich (Goose) Gossage signed ball, an autographed Joe Girardi photo, an autographed 2009 World Series MVP Hideki Matsui ball, an autographed old-timers ball signed by Moose Skowron, Ron Guidry, Jim Coates, Don Larsen, Ken Griffey Sr., Mel Stottlemyre, Chad Curtis, Jerry Narron, Rick Cerone, Bobby Richardson, Mike Easler, Jesse Barfield, Hector Lopez and Dr. Bobby Brown. Derek Jeter's Turn 2 foundation donated a autographed framed 8x10 Allstar photo. Staten Island Borough President will be there declaring it ALS awareness day on Staten Island For more information click here.

July
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7/10/10
Carl S. Levine Fundraiser - Boat Cruise Around Lower Manhattan

Contact:
Rebecca Silver Fisher
Special Events and Marketing Coordinator
(212) 720-3043
rsilverfisher@als-ny.org

Where:
New York Skyport Marina
East 23rd Street at FDR Drive

Time:
7:30 - 11:00PM

Details:
3rd annual fundraiser by Evan, Josh & Amanda Levine. 4-hour luxury cocktail party cruise around lower Manhattan. Open bar, hors d'oeuvres, dancing, raffles, and silent auction. For more information click here.

7/14/10
Long Island Walk Kick-Off - Walk to Defeat ALS

Contact:
Allison Lardner
Alardner@als-ny.org
212-720.3042

Where:
Westbury Manor, 1100 Jericho Turnpike, Westbury, NY 11590

Time:
6:30PM

Details:
Please Join us at our annual LONG ISLAND WALK TO DEFEAT ALS Kick-Off and Awards Ceremony FOR AN EVENING OF COCKTAILS & HORS D'OEUVRES AND TO PICK UP YOUR 2009 AWARDS & 2010 PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS at Westbury Manor on Wednesday, July 14 at 6:30 pm.

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8/6 - 8/7/10 Fundraiser at Borders Books
Contact: Rebecca Silver Fisher Special Events and Marketing Coordinator (212) 720-3043 rsilverfisher@als-ny.org	Where: Borders Books 2130 Nesconset Highway Stony Brook, NY 11790
Time: During regular store hours.	Details: A portion of the net sales of all books purchased with a special voucher on the benefit days only (8/6/10 - 8/7/10) will be donated to The ALS Association. Click for a map and directions to store. To download your voucher please click here. *You must present this voucher when checking out in order to participate in this special fundraiser. Valid only at Stony Brook, NY location of Borders Books. ONLINE: To purchase books online during this fundraiser on the benefit days only (8/6/10 - 8/7/10) use online promo code: ALS8687NY when purchasing.
8/20/10 Bowling Benefit for Debbie Roach
Contact: Lisa at leedanmac@aol.com	Where: Sayville Lanes, 5660 Sunrise Highway, Sayville, NY 11782
Time: 7-9pm (please arrive by 6:45)	Details: Debbie Roach was diagnosed with ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) earlier this year. Within the past several months she has experienced rapid progression of symptoms. Join us at a Bowling Benefit for Debbie Roach. Let's get together to support her in her battle against ALS. Cost: $35 per person (includes 2 hours of unlimited bowling, shoes, and 1 complimentary pitcher of beer and soda at each lane) Raffles and Prizes! If you would like to join us, please email Lisa at leedanmac@aol.com and mail a check (made out to "cash" or "Jennifer Testa") to Lisa Roach, 88 Curtis Drive, Sound Beach, New York 11789. Must be received by August 15th. Please include names of all participants, addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses. If you are unable to join us but would still like to show your support, please send donations to the address above and we will send you a "Love for D.J.R." bracelet. Please spread the word to anyone who might be interested. We are thankful for all of your thoughts and prayers. We hope you can join us!

September
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9/26/10
Long Island , NY - Walk to Defeat ALS

Contact:
Allison Lardner
Alardner@als-ny.org
800.672.3042

Where:
Eisenhower Park, East Meadow, NY

Time:
Registration begins
9:30 AM,
Walk begins at 11:00 AM

Details:
To register or for more information please click here.

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NOVEMBER
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11/7/2010
Run with Team ALS at the ING New York City Marathon

Contact:
Kristen Cocoman
(212)720-3048
cocoman@als-ny.org

Where:
New York City
Click here for the marathon course.

Time:
Official start times coming soon.

Details:
Team ALS: Running 4 A Cure. Join The ALS Association's NYC Marathon Team! For more information please click here.

DECEMBER
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